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1、试卷总分:100 得分:100阅读短文，完成后面的阅读理解练习。Cultural Diversity in London?Benjamin Disraeli, the famous nineteenth century prime minister, said, “London is not a city, - it is a nation .” Today this is an understatement; London, with its vast range of different ethnic groups, is a world.伦敦的文化多样性英国十九世纪著名的首相本杰明?迪斯

2、雷利说过：“伦敦不是一个城市，而是一个国家”。今天看来这种说法已经显得保守了，伦敦城内居住着很多不同种族的人群，堪称为世界的缩影。Certainly, London is the most culturally diverse city in the world. The city was founded by the Romans and since then new arrivals have constantly added to its character and prosperity.毫无疑问，伦敦是世界上文化最多样化的城市。这座城市是由罗马人建的，从那时起，新到的移民就在不停地增加

3、它的特点，促进它的繁荣。Within 10 years 40% of Londoners will be from ethnic minority groups , including the growing number of Londoners of mixed ethnic origin, but most of them will have been born in Britain. Children of Caribbean-Chinese marriages will go to school with children of Russian-Irish couples . Non

4、e of them will be English but all of them will be Londoners .用不了10年，伦敦将有40%的人口来自少数民族，包括不断增加的混血伦敦人，但他们中的大多数都将是在伦敦出生的。加勒比海和中国夫妇所生的孩子将和俄国和爱尔兰夫妇所生的孩子一起上学。他们中没有人是英国人，但却都将是伦敦人。Most of Britains ethnic minority residents live in the capital, speaking over 300 languages. Nearly all of the African population

5、and many of the Caribbean population of Britain live in London (83% and 58% respectively); 39% of the Chinese population of Britain and 36% of the Asian population of Britain live in London. The largest migrant community is from the Irish Republic with 256,000 people, 3.8% of the total population of

6、 London.英国大多数少数民族居民都生活在首都伦敦，他们所讲的语言超过300种。在英国的几乎所有的非洲人和很多加勒比海人都生活在伦敦（分别是83%和58%）；在英国的39%的中国人和36%的亚洲人也生活在伦敦。最大的移民群落来自爱尔兰，拥有人口256,000，占伦敦总人口的3.8%。There are an estimated 330,000 refugees and asylum seekers living in London, with most recent arrivals coming from Eastern Europe, North Africa and Kurdista

7、n .据估计生活在伦敦的难民及要求避难者达330，000人，其中大多数新到的移民来自东欧、北非和库尔德斯坦。Young people, in particular , are skilled at dealing with a large number of different and hybrid cultures. They themselves often have several different ethnic identities since their parents and grandparents may come from several different backgro

8、unds and their friends and partners do also. They are “skilled cross-cultural travellers” without leaving their home-town.年轻人尤其擅长处理很多种不同的混杂的文化。由于他们的父母和祖父母可能来自不同的种族背景，所以他们自己经常有几种不同的种族身份， 他们的朋友及伴侣也是如此。他们不必离家出游便成了老练的跨文化游人。Why does the writer think that Benjamin Disraelis statement is an understatement?

9、 Because he thinks London is _.part of the worldeven larger than some countries in the worldnot a nation at alla miniature world thanks to its great cultural diversity答案:D2.London is regarded as the most culturally diverse city in the world due to the following facts EXCEPT that _.?within 10 years 4

10、0% Londoners will be from ethnic minority groupsmost of Britains ethnic minority residents live in London, speaking over 300 languages?London accommodates about 330,000 refugees and asylum seekers from many other countries?many young people are immigrants from different backgrounds答案:D3.Why does the

11、 writer think new arrivals are an advantage (好处) to London?Because they have regularly increased its character and prosperity.Because they speak different languagesBecause they are superior (优越) to Londoners in many aspectsBecause they are unique ethnic minority groups答案:A4.The passage mainly deals with _.?the advantage of hybrid cultures in Londonthe composition of the population in London?the cultural diversity in London?the contribution made by the new arrivals to London答案:C5.The last paragraph mainly tells us in London _.young people are from different backgrounds?youn